Huge IMPROVment: Lessons from the World of Professional Comedy and Improv to Improve Your Program and How You Deliver It with Pat Dwyer
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In this interactive session, participants will discover the science behind what actually makes audiences laugh. Using the tenets of improv comedy, we will dive into comedic delivery, joke structure, and storytelling to hone your onstage presence and voice. This program is designed to help speakers (of any level) identify opportunities within their current programs to create hysterical connection points with their audiences. Moreover, they will walk away from this program with a robust selection of immediately actionable strategies to up the humor in their existing keynotes, workshops, and training so that they may more effectively connect with their audience time and time again. Boosting their hire-ability, all while laughing their buns off.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Amplify their unique ability to connect with their audience.
- Uncover the skills to make their audience experience feel like a unique
experience.
- Understand the tenets of improv comedy and how they can be applied to
our work as Speakers.
- Acquire new ways to connect with their audience.
- Entertain at a higher level.
About Pat Dwyer
Pat Dwyer is your most engaging route to people-driven results. As a keynote speaker, emcee, creative consultant, and humorist, Pat brings a unique blend of energy, insight, and humor to every audience he serves. His journey began unexpectedly—after a near-death experience as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer, Pat found a new life path as a professional comedian. Over the past 15 years, he has performed, toured, and taught with renowned institutions such as The Second City, iO Theater, ComedySportz, and Mi Productions.
Through all his experiences on stage and off, Pat discovered his greatest inspiration: the power of levity and a "YES" mentality to transform corporate cultures, leadership teams, and front-line performers. His work helps organizations rediscover the joy and effectiveness that come from embracing positivity and connection in day-to-day practices.
Today, Pat channels these lessons into high-impact, high-energy keynotes, workshops, and sessions that inspire everyone—from the C-suite to the front line—to approach each day with excitement, resilience, and a playful drive toward achieving their goals. With Pat, organizations don't just learn how to improve—they learn how to thrive with heart, humor, and purpose.
